Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One whose occupation is manufacturing, selling, or applying cosmetics.
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- noun a person who manufactures or sells
cosmetics - noun a person skilled at applying cosmetics
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who sells or applies cosmetics
- noun someone who works in a beauty parlor
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Examples
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Until I set out to learn the business, I didn’t even know that in Funeraleze, Callie’s position is called a cosmetician, not a cosmetologist.
Callie's Southern Voice | The Stiletto Gang The Stiletto Gang 2008
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They got a cosmetician there, too, and she can teach us all about makeup.
Brooklyn Story Suzanne Corso 2011
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She worked as a lawyer, a newspaper reporter, and as a cosmetician when she moved to the United States in the early 1950s, her husband helping her with his chemistry background.
A Secret to Long Life: UFOs Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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A horny dad gets it on with his teen daughter's cosmetician on her massage table.
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You could say her performing is the stage equivalent of make-up applied so skillfully by a master cosmetician that it appears to be nothing more than the often aimed-for all-natural look.
David Finkle: First Nighter: Thoroughly Entertaining Sutton Foster 2010
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According to reports, M, a cosmetician, decided to file her complaint after hearing that O had made an accusation.
Israeli policeman eyeing top job fights sex claims Harriet Sherwood in Jerusalem 2010
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While youre there, ask the cosmetician to suggest products to use for special occasions, in addition to the ones youll use for your everyday look.
Rinnavation Lisa Rinna 2009
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The best way to nail your perfect look is to go to any department store cosmetician and describe what youre looking for and enlist her help.
Rinnavation Lisa Rinna 2009
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While youre there, ask the cosmetician to suggest products to use for special occasions, in addition to the ones youll use for your everyday look.
Rinnavation Lisa Rinna 2009
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I asked the cosmetician if the colour I picked looked good on me, and he said, "you want a better concealer?"
Finding That Right Match - Concealer fantasyecho 2007
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